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IndieGames.com is presented by the UBM TechWeb Game Network, which runs the Independent Games Festival & Summit every year at Game Developers Conference. The company (producer of the Game Developers Conference series, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer magazine) established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

Now this is really interesting. Garden is a relaxing click-a-thon by a Mr Michael Todd (or Spyeart, as he calls his site). Supplied with a dull canvas, the idea is to use a combination of mana and focus to paint a beautiful garden scene.

Each painted section will give off more mana, allowing for more of the image to be created. As time goes by, more focus will need to be bought using your mana supply to allow the already-painted bits to flourish even more.

It's a simple yet beautiful idea and a very calming experience. The question remains though... Is it a game... or art... or both? Can a game be art?